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The other members of the band were Vince Guaraldi, Bill Harris, Nat Adderley and drummer Jimmy Campbell. In 1959 the pair joined Woody Herman's band and toured Europe for 3 weeks as part of a State Department-sponsored "goodwill" tour. The two began doing gigs together, and by October they were frequently performing at a club called the Showboat. In 1957 Byrd met double bassist Keter Betts in a Washington, D.C., club called the Vineyard. In 1954 he became a pupil of the Spanish classical guitarist Andrés Segovia and spent time studying in Italy with Segovia.īyrd's greatest influence was the gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt, who he saw perform in Paris. After moving to Washington, D.C. in 1950, he studied classical guitar with Sophocles Papas for several years. During this time he began playing a classical guitar. In 1943 he was drafted into the United States Army for World War II, saw combat, then was stationed in Paris in 1945 where he played in an Army Special Services band.Īfter the war, Byrd returned to the United States and went to New York, where he studied composition and jazz theory at the Harnett National Music School in Manhattan, New York. In 1942 Byrd entered the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and played in the school orchestra. Byrd had three brothers, Oscar, Jack, and Joe, who was a bass player.
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His father, a mandolinist and guitarist, taught him how to play the acoustic steel guitar at age 10. We love and greatly admire both of them and I have to believe this is a show not to be missed.Charlie Byrd was born in Suffolk, Virginia, in 1925 and grew up in the town of Chuckatuck, Virginia. It is truly an honor for me and the Superlatives to get to go out and play music from Sweetheart with Roger and Chris. From that day forward, I considered Sweetheart of the Rodeo a blueprint as to how I should live my musical life. Upon my first listen, I was mesmerized at the effect of the combined power Country music, Rock & Roll, Bluegrass, Gospel and Folk music had on me. I bought my first copy of the record in 1972. Marty Stuart said about the influence the album had on him: “The Bryds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo recording stands as a milestone in American music. The concert will include songs that led up to that ground breaking trip to Nashville and all the songs from the album.” I can’t wait to be on stage with Chris Hillman, Marty Stuart and those Fabulous Superlatives! We’re all looking forward to taking the fans through the back pages of the recording. Roger McGuinn adds: “Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Sweetheart of the Rodeo with a group of my favorite musicians is an honor. To celebrate this special time with Roger, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives is such a blessing on this, the 50th anniversary of Sweetheart of the Rodeo.” ”It was truly a pivotal moment in our lives taking a turn toward the music we always felt a strong kinship with. We are honored that it has left a strong, long lasting impression on country and rock music. “On March 9, 1968, Roger McGuinn and I along with many fantastic musicians began recording the Sweetheart of the Rodeo album at Columbia Studios in Nashville,” says Chris Hillman. In 2003, the album was ranked #117 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums. Sweetheart of the Rodeo is widely considered to be one of the most influential country rock albums of all time, and credited with giving rise to the genre. / Ticketmaster Charge by phone at 800.745.3000.Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Ticket Center at DPAC: 919.680.2787, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC.Tickets go on sale Friday, July 27 at Noon: This special tour will be making a stop at DPAC on October 15, 2018. Stuart himself plays the famous 1954 Fender Telecaster originally owned by legendary country-rock pioneer Clarence White, a performer on Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The pair will be joined on stage for the tour by country legends Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives. Along with cuts from Sweetheart of the Rodeo McGuinn and Hillman also sing some other favorites from their long recording careers. J(Durham, N.C.) - On the 50th anniversary of their groundbreaking album, Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Byrds co-founders, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman will perform the album in its entirety and tell the stories that brought the album to life. Wed, July 25 50th Anniversary of the Byrds Album Sweetheart of the Rodeo to Perform October 15, 2018įeaturing Founding Byrd’s Member’s Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman